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Regina caeli I

Introduction

Regina coeli I must count as one of the most limpidly beautiful compositions of the later fifteenth century. Each line has an almost sculptural quality, and each emerges periodically from the texture to articulate a series of carefully-planned and gently-paced climaxes. Even the passage of four-against-three proportion near the beginning of the second part of the motet – a touch of typically Busnoisian rhythmic complexity – does nothing to detract from the overall sense of calm and elegance that wreathes this glorious piece.

Recordings

'It is difficult to imagine more lucid or elegant performances. In a very short time, The Binchois Consort have established themselves as one of the v ...'Excellent. It is a perfect example of that all-too-rare marriage of first-rate scholarship and high-quality musicianship' (The Daily Telegraph)» More